Jazz Fest Day 2 - Bill deTurk's Tips and Picks!

It's Day No. 2 At the Fest...Below is the next installment of Bill's Tips and Picks for the Day!!

Jazz Fest Tips – Take time to check out the amazing indigenous art in the Folk Crafts Area. When you have nothing on your music schedule, go to the Fais Do Do Stage. When you need to get out of the sun and sit down a minute, hit the Gospel Tent, although not sure how long you will be able to stay in your seat. And number one tip is to master the “walk by”; face it, there is too much truly fabulous music, so “walk by” and check out an act for 10 minutes or so as you make your way to another mind-blowing destination. Everyone have a great day and enjoy the world’s greatest music and heritage festival!

Jazz Fest Picks - Day 2 is strong in Louisiana talent – and Grammys, in fact nobody makes the cut for non-Louisiana pick of the day.  Shannon McNally & Hot Sauce (11:20 Gentilly) – Best skin in show business. Savoy Center of Eunice Cajun Jam (12:40 Fais Do Do) – Saturday morning in Eunice comes to N. O.  Wayne Toups & Zydecajun (1:40 Acura) – Louisiana pick of the day.  Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders (1:45 Economy Hall) – Learn what Creole Jazz is.  Midnight Disturbers (1:55 Jazz & Heritage) – Another Stanton Moore all-star jam.  Pine Leaf Boys (3:00 Fais Do Do) – 4 time Grammy nominees.  Irma Thomas (3:05 Acura) – Hope the Soul Queen of N. O. does not get booed by Bon Jovi Fans.  Emeline Michel (3:35 Congo) – Haitian girl singer.  John Boutte’ (4:05 Jazz Tent) – Good luck getting a seat for this one.  Ricky Scaggs (4:20 Fais Do Do) – Multi-instrumentalist with 14 Grammys.  Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience (6:00 Fais Do Do) – Winner of the very first Cajun-Zydeco Grammy.

Enjoy another beautiful day out there...and if you can't make it out to the Fest you can catch it online at www.WWOZ.org...see you by the flagpole!!

Jazz Fest Day 1 - GratisNOLA Tips and Picks!

Happy Jazz Fest Everybody....GratisNOLA is gonna be a little different during Jazz Fest.

Below is your Jazz Fest Tips and Picks from WWOZ man - Bill deTurk!

Jazz Fest tips – Take time to check out the amazing indigenous art in the Folk Crafts Area. When you have nothing on your music schedule, go to the Fais Do Do Stage. When you need to get out of the sun and sit down a minute, hit the Gospel Tent, although not sure how long you will be able to stay in your seat. And number one tip is to master the “walk by”; face it, there is too much truly fabulous music, so “walk by” and check out an act for 10 minutes or so as you make your way to another mind-blowing destination.  Everyone have a great day and enjoy the world’s greatest music and heritage festival!

Day one kicks off the Fest in comparably subdued fashion; there is no one that would kill me to miss. That said, there is the usual plethora of musical plenty. Ti-Coca & Wenga Neges (12:35 at Lagniappe Stage) – indigenous Haitian music. Joe Krown Trio (1:20 at Blues Tent)– all bandleaders in their own right. Jon Cleary: Piano, Bass & Drums 1:50 at Acura Stage) – amazing N. O. piano for a British guy.  These next four picks can test your skill at the “Walk-by”; Meschiya Lake & dem Little Big Horns (3:15 at Lagniappe Stage) – charismatic siren from Frenchmen St. scene. Jeff Beck (3:20 at Acura State) – one word, guitar. Mumford & Sons (3:25 at Gentilly Stage)– non-Louisiana pick of the day. Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk (3:30 at Congo Square) – phunk is an understatement. Robert Plant & The Band of Joy (5:25 at Acura Stage) – rock god loves New Orleans. The Avett Brothers (5:30 at Gentilly Stage) – who wouldn’t want to see a bluegrass/folk/punk band. New Orleans Nightcrawlers (6:00 at Jazz & Heritage Stage) – Louisiana pick of the day.

Enjoy this beautiful day...and if you can't make it out to the Fest you can catch it online at www.WWOZ.org...see you out there!!

Music Factory, Symphonies and Threadheads!!!

Good Morning Everybody,

So much to do....so little time...let's get going!!

Okay start off your day at the Louisiana Music Factory (201 Decatur) for their annual in-store Jazz Fest concerts...here's the line-up for today!!  Click on the link above for the complete Fest line-up

• Los Po-Boy-Citos at 2:00 PM
• Andy J Forest at 3:00 PM
• Johnny Sansone with Anders Osborne + Stanton Moore at 4:00 PM
• Neslort at 5:00 PM
• Jamie McLean at 6:00 PM
• Troy Turner at 7:00 PM
• Delfeayo Marsalis at 8:00 PM

While you're in the Quarter head on over La Belle Galerie (309 Chartres) from 4:00 to 8:00 pm for their Jazz Fest Kick-Off Party with The annual celebration features:

• The Revealers
• Rebirth Brass Band
• The Revolution Steppers and more!!

And head on down to City Park early because there's two amazing events happening this evening!!

It's the LPO Swing in the Oaks starting up 5:30pm on the Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn....Join City Park and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra for the annual LPO program!  At 5:30 p.m. it's the British Band of New Orleans and at 6:30 p.m. it's the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra!  Be sure to bring chairs, your picnic basket and blankets. Concessions available for purchase and it's FREE!

It's also Threadhead Thursday this evening for with an, only New Orleans line-up:  Shamar Allen and the Underdawgs, Ensemble Fatien, Alex McMurray Band, New Orleans Nightcrawlers and Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show!!  Gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm and goes to 11:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden at the Robert B. Haspel Outdoor Garden Stage...Admission is FREE and there will be concessions available for purchase...be sure to bring your chairs and blankets!!

Don't worry if you're not headed to City Park there's more music and more culture!  You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours.  The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with Preservation Hall Hot 5: Ben Jaffe, Clint Maedgen, Rickie Monie, Charlie Gabriel and Joe Lastie ....so come on down for some music, culture and fun....don't miss it!!

That should keep you busy this evening, and get you groovin' for Jazz Fest!!  If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!

Windy Wednesday with Lots to Do!!

It's a pre-festin' Wednesday, and there's lots to do!!

First things first...don't head down to City Park this evening for the "Swingin' in the Oaks" due to inclement weather the event has been rescheduled for tomorrow evening.

Never fear....there's other good stuff goin' on to keep you busy.

Knock off of work a little early and head on down to Lafayette Square you can stop by Ditcharo's Restaurant & Pub (640 Carondelet) for a cold beer and some pre-Square music with the Chris Alford & Jesse Morrow Duo...they get started at 4:30 pm!!

Then head on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Irvin Mayfield & The Jazz Playhouse Review get things blowin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.

Wednesday Evening Music

If you're all revved up from your early evening fun...check this out...

Since you're already downtown at the Square stop by Victory (339 Baronne) for some great cocktails, delicious bites and music with Sombras Brilhantes at 6:30 pm...if you haven't been here yet you really need to check it out....it's super cool!!

Hang out in Mid-City where there's yummy food and great music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for an early show at 7:00 pm with Tom McDermott & Meschiya Lake, and stay on for the Iguanas at 10:00 pm...they'll have you dancing the night away!! 

Heading over to Frenchmen Street?  Start off your evening with the early show over at dba (618 Frenchmen)....The Tin Men get things kickin' at 7:00 pm....and then stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm (as always) it's gonna be a fun one!!

Another great evening full of music at the Spotted Cat with Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., Swing Dance Lessons at 5:00 pm, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!

Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert?  Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out!  Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got Swing-A-Roux to get you swingin' at 8:30 pm!!

If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!

Pre-Jazz Festin' Tuesday!!

Happy Tuesday Everybody - start getting into gear for some Jazz Festin' and find a spot to watch the Hornets!!

You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!!  Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even get some lunch!  Chef Alon Shaya of John Besh's Domenica (Italian for Sunday) is back at the market today with matzo ball soup w/ Jim Core's greens & tomatoes, risotto w/ MS rabbit sausage & the Monica's favas, Gulf Ahi tuna, olive & roasted local squash pizza, and buttermilk chocolate cake w/ Smith Creamery chocolate mousse.....yummy!!

Looking to get your art on this evening...well we have just the thing for you!!  “Bottles and Brushes with Degas”: A Painting and Pouring Experience at the Degas House (2306 Esplanade)!   Beginning at 6:30 PM, this one of a kind event provides artists and non-artists the opportunity to come and be inspired where Degas lived - tonight paint a beautiful Degas....tonight's painting is based on"Two Dancers".  All you need to bring is a little creativity and a positive attitude.  Come a little early and enjoy the social hour at 5:30 pm....Cost is $40 and for more info and reservations call (504) 821-5009 or email: info@degashouse.com.

Good Stuff Tonight!

It's gonna be a great evening to hang out at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the amazing trio of John Rankin, John Vidacovich, & Jesse Boyd at 8:00 pm...it's a lovely night for porch sippin'!

You got to go to Mid-City tonight to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) to enjoy the amazing Grayson Capps at 8:00 pm!!  If you have never checked Grayson out (and especially if you have) you really need to head out for this great evening of music!!  And don't forget they got yummy food with Taceaux Loceaux over there too!

For more musical fun head on over to Mid-City to the Banks Street Bar and Grill (4401 Banks) for a great night of music with The Nola Treblemakers....the show starts up at 10:00 pm!!

There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Brett Richardson, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 10:00 pm!!

You need to go by the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street for the early show.  Cluck! Nite featuring Three Piece Spicy + Creole Cookin' (with some FREE food)...and make sure you stay up late for the REBIRTH!!  You'll be glad did! 

And where ever you are...be sure to cheer on our team....GEAUX HORNETS!!!

Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!

Celebrate the Hornets Win with some Monday Fun!!

Happy Monday Everybody!

What a beautiful weekend....hope everyone got a full Easter basket and enjoyed the Hornets incredible win!!

There's some good stuff going on today to help you keep those Monday blues away, and get you in the mood for some Jazz Festin'!!

Concert and Lecture
Tonight at 8:00 pm saxophonist and Mardi Gras Indian, Chief Donald Harrison, is performing a free presentation at Dillard University's Cook Theatre.  This evening is hosted in conjunction with the African World Studies Program.  The theme of the institute is “Finding Answers to the Future.” The mini-lecture preceding this performance is entitled, “Jazz as America’s Classical Music,” and will be given by Dr. Acklyn Lynch, emeritus professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

And Frenchmen and Decatur are kickin' with lots of music tonight!

BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!

Head down Frenchmen Street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for two great shows!!  It's  Luke Winslow King at 6:00 pm and stay on for Glen David Andrews at 9:00 pm!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.

Head on down to Mid City for even more music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with piano player (and sometimes guitar man) John Cleary at 8:00 pm...and come hungry - the kitchen is open with good food!!

You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 10:00 pm for the N'awlins Johnnys tonight!

And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music tonight you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans!  And stay on for the Old Tire Swingers at 11:00 pm!!

To top off you're evening....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!

Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.

Hoppy Easter!!!

Hoppy Easter Everybody!!

Eat your chocolate bunny and check out to all the Easter fun in NOLA!!

You can't celebrate Easter withoug an Easter Egg Hunt....so head on down to City Park at 11:00 am to the Carousel Gardens Amusement Park!!!  This is for the kiddies 6 and older at the Amusement Park and 5 and under at Storyland. 10,000 eggs will be stuffed with candy, toys, and more! In amusements there will be two eggs with a family season pass ticket, 4 eggs with unlimited ride armbands, and 10 eggs with single ride tickets. In Storyland, one egg wiil have a family season pass, 4 eggs with unlimited ride armbands, and 10 eggs with single ride tickets.  There's also gonna be photos with the Easter Bunny in Storyland until 2pm. The Fairy Godmother will be at the Storyland Castle with entertainment and crafts from 1:00 -4:30 pm with the Storyland Theatrical Players.

And of course you got parades!!

It's  the 28th Annual Chris Owens French Quarter Easter Parade today at 1:00 p.m...., but you can start celebrating early at at the Astor Crowne Hotel Ballroom at 11:00 a.m. with a continental breakfast, a Hat Contest and entertainment. Riders will then hop on the floats at 1:00 p.m. and ride through the French Quarter. The parade route will start at Canal and Bourbon Street, continue down Bourbon Street to St. Phillip, and turn up to Decatur and back up to Canal to the Astor Crowne Hotel. At the end of the parade, revelers can enjoy a champagne brunch while dancing to Jake and the Nifty 50's!!!

And never fear...if you're pursuit of Easter fun includes more parading....you've got more parades!! 

The 12th Gay Easter Parade rolls today at 4:30 pm on Rampart and St. Ann winding through the French Quarter. The parade route is N. Rampart to St. Ann, to Bourbon, to Esplanade, to Royal, to St. Louis, to N. Rampart, to Toulouse, to Burgundy, ending at Orleans.  The parade benefits Food For Friends, a vital program of the NO/AIDS Task Force.  The parade will have 41 units including two bands making this the largest Gay Easter Parade ever!!!  You don't want to miss the fun!!

After all your Easter fun be sure to cheer on our Hornets at 8:30 pm...it ain't over 'til it's over GEAUX HORNETS!!!

Bunnies, and Markets and Music...OH MY!!!

Good Morning Everybody,

Hope you're having a great weekend!!  Lots of Easter Saturday events today...what's goin' on??

If you're looking for your last minute Easter gifts then be sure to head on over to the Palmer Park Arts Market!!  There are all sorts of pre-Easter events going on today!  The fun starts up at 10 am with an Easter Egg Hunt filled with treats and surprises at the Kids Tent.  After the Easter egg hunt head back to the Kids Tent for The Hippety-Hoppety Rabbit Magic Show at 10:30 am. Children can make Faux Faberge Eggs, the craft project of the day, after the show. In the Music Tent Tony Green & Gypsy Jazz performs at 1:00 p.m., followed by traditional jazz from Some Like it Hot! at 2:30 p.m.  It's gonna be a great day to hang out in the Park, celebrate Easter and get your special someone that amazing gift!

And there's more markets!!  Check out the new Piety Street Market at the Old Ironworks on 612 Piety (just off Chartres) today from noon to 5:00 pm!!  There's gonna be plenty of art, crafts, vintage, flea, live music and great food!!

Check out the fun schedule!

12 PM: The Pan American Trio
2:30 PM: Goodchildren Parade Stop
3PM: Aurora Neiland & The Royal Roses with Aurora Neiland

And passing by the Market will be the 4th Annual Goodchildren Easter Parade line-up starts at Poland and St. Claude for 1:00 pm and the parade gets rolling at 2:00 pm it's the "Year of the Rabbit" and marchers will detour from St. Claude Avenue to celebrate Easter at Old Ironworks.  It's gonna be loads of good times with King Al "Carnival Time" Johnson and Queen Tee Eva and her fabulous Baby Dolls will reign over the parade, which features the Goodchildren Band, Burning Spear Mardi Gras Indians, 504 Dancing Man and more than a dozen marching krewes, from the Bearded Oysters and Big Easy Roller Girls to NOLA Pyrates and the Guardian Angels, along with Goodchildren's signature hand-decorated doll throws.

After all the marketing....be sure to get your groove on in the French Quarter today at the Lousiana Music Factory (210 Decatur) with three in-store concerts today starting at 3:00 pm with the Creole Syncopators, at 4:00 pm it's Chief Juan Pardo and rounding out the fun Tony Green hits the stage at 5:00 pm!  Don't forget to grab your beer discount coupons on the counter and to buy lots of Louisiana local music while you're there!!

This evening get your bunny gear on for the NOLA BUNARCHY hop starting up at 7:00 pm throughout the Marigny and the Quarter!!  NOLA BUNARCHY is a bar hop around the Marigny and French Quarter neighborhoods. Hundreds of bunnies hop from bar to bar to raise money for Animal rescue charities.

Here's the hoppin' beer stoppin' schedule!!
* Mimi's at 7pm and goes to
* Hi Ho Lounge at 8pm-9
* Dragons Den 9pm - 10
* TBA - 10pm - 11
* Flanagan's 11pm - 12am
* More stops tba
Bunarchy Passes are $10 and are available at Funrockn and PopCity locations and at the bar stops.

Have a beautiful Easter Saturday and for more fun stuff going on be sure to check out the WWOZ Livewire!!

Good Friday with Concerts, Wine Tastings and Music!

It's Good Friday and there's lots of good stuff going on in the Crescent City today!

Free Friday Concerts

It's the annual Good Friday Celebration at Magnolia Food Cooperative and Market (2132 Simon Bolivar) today at 4:30 pm...Join the community renewal and gospel concert featuring Jo "Cool" Davis, Cordell Chambliss and many others and it's FREE!

It's Jazz "Informance" at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor Center (916 N. Peters St.)....John Royen and Barry Martyn perform and discuss New Orleans jazz this afternoon from 2:00 to 3:30  p.m.

Wine Tastings

This is always a fun way to start off the weekend.  It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.)... Come taste six great, affordable bottles today at the FREE tasting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.

And you can double your wine tasting fun!  Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm.  It's a "Good" Friday Free For All.....Join Darla from Mystic Vines for four great picks from California and local author Ian McNulty will join the Free Friday festivities for a signing of his latest book, "Louisiana Rambles: Exploring America’s Cajun and Creole Heartland".

Friday Music Picks!

Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for a Threadhead party with Paul Sanchez at 8:00 pm.and stay on for the Geraniums at 10:00 pm....Don't forget to come hungry cause they got yummy food going on in the kitchen with.....Taceaux Loceaux!!  (there's a cover over here, but the music is worth it!!)

d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) has a great double header tonight.....Tuba Skinny at6:00 pm (no cover!)....and stay on for the The Elastic Waste Band - featuring members of Morphine at 10:00 pm for a very low low cover...it's gonna be a good one!!!

Head on down the street from d.b.a. to Check Point Charlie's (501 Esplanade) tonight....They've got Woodenhead tonight...the band features Jimmy Robinson and is a combination of it all...rock, classical and jazz...you don't want to miss this show!!

If you're hanging Uptown...be sure to go on over to Le Bon Temps Roule' (4801 Magazine)...There's an early show at 7:00 pm with Tom Worrell, and be sure to come back and put your dancing shoes on for Los Po-boy-Citos at 11:00 pm...they're worth stayin' up late for!!!

Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire and have a good one everybody!!

Thursday Tales!!!!

Good Morning Everybody,

So much going on this Thursday...what's happenin' today??  Cocktails it's what's goin' on!!

It's the TALES OF THE COCKTAIL 2011 NATIVE SPIRITS PREVIEW PARTY this afternoon from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm tonight at the The Carousel Bar @ Hotel Monteleone!! All New Orleanians are invited to this complimentary event being held at the Hotel Monteleone's Carousel Bar. Tales is giving locals a small taste of this summer's festivities with the Native Spirits Preview Party. This complimentary event at the legendary Carousel Bar is open to all New Orleanians to come sip some well-crafted cocktails, mingle with the Tales of the Cocktail® team and learn about the all Spirited Dinners, evening events, seminars and competitions that are in store during the five-day feast of all things alcohol!!!  Click on the above link for all things cocktail and all the fun events!!

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free!!  And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more! 

Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours.  The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jimbo Mathus ....so come on down for some music, culture and fun....don't miss it!!

Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series for Chip Wilson and Jesse Moore.  The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.

Are you hungry for some great music, dancing and food....then head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) from 6:00 to 8:00 for a swing dance lesson.  At 8:00 it is time to show off your new moves at the Social Dance with Tuba Skinny featuring Erika Lewis (dance lessons $5 - band cover $8).....see you tonight for some dancing !!!

If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!

Love the Gulf!

A year ago today the worst oil spill in our nation's history occurred in the Gulf of Mexico...let's take a moment to remember the lives that were lost, and let's move forward to protect our environment and this beautiful place we call home.

It's the third and final day for Gulf Alive....so head on down to the French Market for these wonderful events, and be sure to click on the link above for more information.

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
GULF ALIVE! RIVERFRONT CELEBRATION

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
FRENCH MARKET SECOND LINE STROLL
Begins on the riverfront at the aquarium and ends at the French Market

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
FEED ME "SOMETHIN' MISTA"
The Edible School Yard in New Orleans

12:00 AM - 12:45 AM
REDISCOVERING THE SPANISH GOAT AND LOCAL CHEESE
Heritage goats and their cheeses re-emerge in Louisiana markets

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
FOOD FROM THE SWAMP, Y'ALL
Frog Legs, Turtle Soup, & Alligator Tails

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
COCHON - SNOUT TO TAIL
Cajun butchers and smokehouses of Acadiana

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
GULF SHRIMP - A LOCAL FISHERMAN'S WILD CATCH
Catch How to catch it, cook it and clean it

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
CULINARY CRAFT BREWING
Local ingredients create a unique Louisiana flavor

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
HERBSAINT BAR OPEN
Cash Bar - Barley Oak

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
MARKET BASH
Ticketed party benefiting the Edible School Yard (see http://www.gulfalive.com/ and http://www.edibleneworleans.com/)

Come on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Anders Osborne and The Honey Island Swamp Band get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.

MORE GULF EVENTS/BENEFITS AND CONCERTS!

Oil Spill Memorial Concert tonight at 7:30 pm....A benefit concert featuring: Dr. John, Drew Landry, Shannon McNally, Michael Juan Nunez, The Treater Band,Grey Hawk, Fi Yi Yi and more at Tipitina's French Quarter (233 N. Peters St.)$25 in advance, $30 at the door.

It's the Harmony for Health/ Unity for the Gulf Concert at the House of Blues (225 Decatur St.).....Kevin Costner & Modern West headline this benefit concert, with the Voices of the Wetlands All-Stars featuring Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Johnny Vidacovich, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Johnny Sansone and Waylon Thibodeaux. All the proceeds will be go to The Oil Spill Memorial Fund administered by the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation and the Gulf Coast Fund. $50. Patron party at 5:30 p.m.; general admission at 7 p.m.

Before you head down to the House of Blues be sure to stop by the Louisiana Music Factory (210 Decatur) for another great in store performance by Drew Landry at 5:00 pm...remember to grab a discounted beer ticket on the counter, and purchase some only in New Orleans (and Louisiana) music!

Come on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Anders Osborne and The Honey Island Swamp Band get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.


More Wednesday Evening Music

If you forgot to eat some food at the Square and are looking for some great music and food after the concert head on over to The Rendon Inn (4501 Eve Street - in beautiful Broadmoor) for some great food and some excellent music with Marc Stone at 7:00 pm!!

And there's more yummy food and music in Mid-City - Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Tom McDermott & Meschiya Lake at 8:00 pm!!  And don't forget to come hungry for some Taceaux Loceaux (they've been doin' the food truck thing - but have settled down at CWW and it's truly delicious!!)

Heading over to Frenchmen Street?  Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!

Start off your evening with the early show over at dba (618 Frenchmen)....The Tin Men get things kickin' at 7:00 pm (no cover)....and then stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters (small cover, but it's worth it!!) at 10:00 pm (as always) it's gonna be a fun one!!

Another great evening full of music at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., The Orleans 6 at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!

Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert?  Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out!  Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got Jerry Embree to get you dancing at 8:30 pm!!

If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!

Gulf Alive, Painting with Degas and More Music!

Happy Tuesday Everybody,

It's day two of Gulf Alive in the French Market.  Check out today's schedule of events below....and look for the speaker roster and more events at http://www.gulfalive.com/ and http://www.edibleneworleans.com/.

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
FROM DELTAIC SOIL - CREOLE TOMATOES, MIRLITONS, & FRIENDS
The importance of the Mississippi River, cultural cuisine, and heirloom vegetable varieties

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM
GET PICKLED
A revival of canning local heirloom varieties and extending the availability of the local harvest

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
HERITAGE BEASTS OF LOUISIANA
200 years of sustainable breeds in a semitropical land

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
CRAWFISH - "SHE GOT TWO BIG CLAWS AND EIGHT TINY FEET" (ANONYMOUS AUTHOR)
Don't settle for the imitations - eat only the best from the Atchafalaya River, bayous, rice fields, and farm ponds of Louisiana

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
SEA TROUT & BULL REDS - LOCAL & LIMITED WILD FISH
A culinary & ecological review of two types of wild caught fish popular on New Orleans' menus

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
SAZERAC - THE OLDEST AMERICAN COCKTAIL
How to create a genuine cocktail from the Crescent City

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
HERBSAINT BAR OPEN
Cash Bar - The Barley Oak

You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!!  Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even get some lunch!  Chef Alon Shaya of John Besh's Domenica (Italian for Sunday) is back at the market today with cannellini bean soup with the Monica's fava beans and Creole tomato bruschetta, Ryals Farm spicy goat meatballs over polenta with spring onions, ricotta agnolotti with Jim Core's greens, Smith Creamery butter and lemon, and Johndale Farm strawberry zuppa inglese with white chocolate... ....yummy!!

Looking to get your art on this evening...well we have just the thing for you!!  “Bottles, Brushes with Degas”: A Painting and Pouring Experience at the Degas House (2306 Esplanade)!   Beginning at 6:30 PM, this one of a kind event provides artists and non-artists the opportunity to come and be inspired where Degas lived - tonight paint the famous Degas - A Woman Ironing.  All you need to bring is a little creativity and a positive attitude.  Come a little early and enjoy the social hour at 5:30 pm....Cost is $40 and for more info and reservations call (504) 821-5009 or email: info@degashouse.com.

Good Stuff Tonight!

It's gonna be a great evening to hang out at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the amazing John Rankin at 8:00 pm...it's a beautiful night for moon gazing and porch sippin'!

You got to go to Mid-City tonight to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) to enjoy the amazing Grayson Capps at 8:00 pm!!  If you have never checked Grayson out (and especially if you have) you really need to head out for this great evening of music!!  And don't forget they got some yummy food over there too!

For more musical fun head on over to Mid-City to the Banks Street Bar and Grill (4401 Banks) for a great night of music with The Nola Treblemakers....the show starts up at 10:00 pm!!

There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Brett Richardson, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 10:00 pm!!

You definitely need to stay up a little late tonight...for the big REBIRTH BRASS BAND cd release party tonight around 9:30 pm (NOLA time) at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street.....it's gonna be one amazing night of music!!

Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!

Celebrate Monday and Gulf Alive!!

Happy Monday and woo hoo - the Hornets won!!! 

Celebrate the Gulf with Gulf Alive a Seminar Series today through Wednesday in the Historic French Market!!  Seminar speakers will represent the finest of Louisiana's chefs, cooks, food authorities, farmers and fishermen. Look for the speaker roster and more events at http://www.gulfalive.com/ and http://www.edibleneworleans.com/.

Check out today's schedule!!
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
OPENING CEREMONY AT THE FRENCH MARKET
Speakers: Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne, Chef Leah Chase and Special Guests

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
THE UNIQUE FLAVOR OF LOCAL INGREDIENTS
An overview of unique Louisiana ingredients and why local foods are intrinsically more flavorful

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
HEALTHY MENUS FOR NEW ORLEANS SCHOOLS
Healthy menu options for kids!

12:00 AM - 12:45 PM
COOKING WITH SPICE!
A history of Tabasco and the cayenne pepper in Louisiana

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
GIVE ME SOME "SUGA' BABY!"
Louisiana sugarcane and everything this perennial grass has to offer

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
WHAT'S A RED BEAN WITHOUT WILD RED RICE?
Louisiana's rice farmers are diversifying and recognizing the nutritional and flavorful advantages of a former enemy

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
HERBSAINT & CULINARY COCKTAILS
Tastings from the mixologist's garden

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
HERBSAINT BAR OPEN
Cash Bar - The Barley Oak

More good stuff going on today!!

Frenchmen and Decatur are kickin' with lots of music tonight!

BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!

Head down Frenchmen Street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for two great shows!!  It's  Luke Winslow King at 6:00 pm and stay on for Glen David Andrews at 9:00 pm!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.

Head on down to Mid City for even more music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with Evan Christopher's and Tom McDermott - It's their cd release party at 8:00 pm...and come hungry - the kitchen is back open!!

You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 9:00 pm for the Hannah KB Band + The Slomski Brothers Vaudeville Show tonight!

And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music tonight you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans!  And stay on for the Old Tire Swingers at 11:00 pm!!

To top off you're evning....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!

Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.

Celebrate Earth Day at the Bayou!!

What a beautiful mornin'!!  A little coffee and Kahlua on the porch....lovely!

So, what's happenin' this Springy day!

Celebrate Earth Day a little early over at Bayou St. John and Orleans Avenue!!  It's the New Orleans Earth Day Fest brought to you by the LA Bucket Brigade!   Check out the fun schedule of activities and music below.....for more info on the Brigade and the fest click on the link above!

10 a.m.
Festival kicks off with food, beer, vendors, sponsor activities, crafts, kids’ activities and music by DJ Manga Rosa
11 a.m.
Second Line Parade: The Original Big 7 Social Aid & Pleasure Club with the Young Souls Brass Band
12:15 p.m.
Special Guest
12:45 p.m.
Sweet Street Symphony performs
1:30 p.m.
Chegadão performs
3 p.m.
Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys perform
4:30 p.m.
Cyril Neville with Tribe 13 perform
6 p.m.
Festival ends
ALL-DAY ACTIVITIES:
• “Solutions to the Spill” at the Speakers Tent
• Kids activities hosted by NOMA
• Food, beer, crafts, green business and non-profit vendors
• Mid-City Volleyball Group games

Feeling a little competitive today...and searching for a keg, then here's the thing for you!!  It's the 2nd Annual Easter Keg Hunt!!  This year's hunt will be held in Mid-City the fun starts up at City Park lawn at Marconi and Dreyfous Drives, across from Delgado.  For those of you who haven't done this before, it is a scavenger hunt across Mid-City. You will be given your first clue at 1 pm and you are allowed to WALK OR BIKE (no vehicles allowed!) your way from clue to clue until you arrive at the FREE NOLA Beer and live music! Registration starts at noon. Creative team names and costuming are encouraged (hint, hint). The cost is $10 per person and all funds raised will go to Gulf Restoration Network's ongoing fight for the Gulf's people, places, and wildlife as we recover from the devastating impacts of the 2010 BP oil drilling disaster.
Teams can be 2-6 people and you must register with your Team Captain's name!

Head on over to the West Bank today for West Fest Mardi Gras Indian Parade today at 1:00 pm.......Big Chief Tyrone Casby and the Mohawk Hunters present the West Fest Mardi Gras Indian Parade. Most of the activities center around L.B. Landry High School on Whitney Avenue where the procession starts and ends and where there will be food, rides and music throughout the day.  The Parade, which is led off by a brass band and the West Bank Steppers Social Aid & Pleasure Club, heads down Whitney to Newton St. and turns left on Newton. It proceeds down Newton to Teche Street and turns left. It continues down Teche to Lamarque Street, turns left on Lamarque and heads back to L.B. Landry High School.  What a beautiful day for a parade!!

Lookin' for a day trip?  Head on over to Abita Springs for the Abita Springs Trailhead Art & Music Festival located at 22049 Main Street (in of course, Abita Springs!!) ....The Louisiana Jazz & Heritage Foundation sponsors this fun concert themed "The Streets of New Orleans"!

Check out the Music Schedule...
Noon Hooray for the Rifraff, eclectic acoustic mix
1:15 Sam Doores and the Tumbleweeds - Honky Tonk country music
2:15 Stalebread Scottie and the Kitchen Men - Jug band acoustic music
3:45 By and By String Band - muic like the Carter Family
5:00 Erika Lewis and Tuba Skinny - Blues and Dixieland Jazz
6:00 Washington & Lee Universtiy Jazz Ensemble - big band sound, Swing and contemporary

Have a great Sunday and If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!

Hikin', Crawfish and Record Store Celebrations!!

Good Morning it's a beautiful Saturday and time to play outside!!

Hike the Lafitte Corridor will take place today at 10:00 a.m. departing from Basin Street near Armstrong Park. Since establishment, each year Friends ofLafitte Corridor (FOLC) holds a hike where they lead the communitythrough the three-mile stretch of vacant land that will soon be transformed into a greenway. The greenway will link the followingneighborhoods: the French Quarter, Tremé, Mid-City, Faubourg St. John, City Park and Lakeview. This event is FREE and open to the public (registration is encouraged).
For more information and to register for the 2011 Hike the LafitteCorridor, please visit: www.folc-nola.org

Celebrate at Avant Garden today from11:00 am to 5:00 pm (2216 Esplanade Avenue) FREE.....With over 30+ artists, designers, taste-makers, food-makers and drink-makers- Avant Garden's goal is to provide an alternative to the usual local Arts Markets by a process of individually inviting vendors that represent emerging talent in the city, enriching our cultural economy as a whole. With music by DJ Joey Buttons/Disko Obscura.

It's Crawfest time over at Tulane - a full day of tons of crawfish (literally), music, more food and crafts.  If you're Tulane student, faculty or staff you get the crawfish for free....other folks can pay $10 and get all the crawfish they want!  Check out the schedule...with band like the Roots of Music with Rebirth, Anders Osborne and The Givers!!  Click the link above for more info and see the music schedule below!

It's Record Store Day at Euclid Records!!  Head on down to 3401 Chartres and expect bands bands bands, many CRAZY limited and RAD releases, Sugar Park slingin' slices of pizza, booze for the buyin' and much hilarity/positivity! Invite your buds!  Check out the great musical line-up
11 a.m. : open doors, sell exclusives, mad dash
12 noon : King James & the Specialmen
1:30 p.m. : Davis Rogan
3 p.m. : Kindest Lines
5 p.m. : Felix
It's gonna be a good one!!!

And more record store fun with free in store concerts at the Louisiana Music Factory (210 Decatur)...check out the great line-up this afternoon.....Kelcy Mae at 2:00 pm, Lynn Drury at 3:00 pm and top it off with Ken Swartz at 4:00 pm!!  And don't forget to pick up your discounted beer tickets for Attiki down the street!

If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!

Courtyard Concerts, Vino Everywhere & Mo' Music!

TGIF for sure!!!

Lookin' to hang out on the Bayou and drink some delicious wine...then go no further than the Pitot House on Moss Street for Vino on the Bayou tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 pm!!  This event is always a great way to kick off the evening. For more information concerning the Pitot House's springtime event, you can contact Louisiana Landmark Society at 504.482.0312.

This is always a fun way to start off the weekend.  It's the weekly wine tasting over at Cork & Bottle (Orleans at Moss St.) - today they have a wine flight with the Hahn Winery... Come taste six great, affordable bottles today at the FREE tasting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.

And you can double your wine tasting fun!  Check out Swirl located on Ponce de Leon right off Esplanade and enjoy a FREE wine tasting at 6:00 pm. Once you've tasted one of their excellent choices you'll be sure to be buy a bottle!

You say - you still don't know what to do??? There's even more fun!!

It's Concerts in the Courtyard of the Historic New Orleans Collection....What a treat this is.....Experience a concert in the courtyard of the Historic New Orleans Collection in the heart of the French Quarter - 533 Royal Street. The show is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm with Glen David Andrews...FUN!!!  Admission is $10, FREE for THNOC members, and includes 3 complimentary beverages from Old New Orleans Rum!!! Guests must be 21 or older to enter and memberships begin at the low low price of $35.00 per household.

Head on over to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal for their happy hour with Pfister Sisters at 5:30 pm (no cover!), then stay on for Phil Lee with Tom Mason + Eric Brace at 8:00 pm...and don't forget to come hungry cause they got yummy food going on in the kitchen!

d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) has a great double header tonight.....Hot Club of New Orleans-6:00 pm (no cover!)....and stay on for the The Young Pinstripe Brass Band at 10:00 pm for a very low low cover...it's gonna be a good one!!!

Alrighty, well that should keep you busy this evening...If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire and tune in today from 11-2 pm for the Louisiana Music Party...it promises to be an amazing show with my hubby Bill deTurk!!

Festin', Concerts, and Crawfish!

Good Morning Everybody,

So much going on this Thursday...what's happenin' today??

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free!!  And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more! 

Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours.  The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with David Torkanowsky's B3 quartet w/ Roderick Paulin and Wendell Brunious ....so come on down for some music, culture and fun....don't miss it!!

Tonight is Fortier Fest in Fortier Park (Esplanade at Mystery St.)...The fun starts at 6:00 pm with Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Tony Green and Allen Toussaint!!  There's going to be great food from Cafe' Degas, Cansecos, Terranova's (just to name a few), a silent auction, and of course lots good times for all!!

Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series for Tony Green and his gypsy jazz (wow, he's everywhere tonight)!!! The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.

Are you hungry for some great music, dancing and food....then head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) from 6:00 to -7:00 pm advanced lindy hop lesson w/ Giselle Anguizola & Chance Bushman, 7:00 to -8:00 pm all levels swing dance lesson w/ Mariela & Gabriel and from 8:00 to -10:00 pm it social dancin' with Raphael Bas and Don Vappie (dance lessons $5 - band cover $8).....see you tonight for some dancing !!!

Need crawfish?  You can get your crawfish cravin' fixed this evening at Maison Frenchmen on Frenchmen Street (of course) tonight at 7:00 pm!  Bar patrons can load up on crawfish for the low low price of $5 a pound and don't forget about the $5 pitchers!  And of course FREE live music all night long with Those Peaches at 5:00 pm, David Mahoney Quartet at Thursday April 14 at 7:00 pm and top off the night with Magnetic Ear at 10:00 pm!!!

If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire! 

The Marketplace and Music Everywhere!

Another beautiful Wednesday!!

On your way to the Square you can stop on over at Ditcharo's Restaurant & Pub (640 Carondelet) for a cold beer and some pre-Square music with the Chris Alford & Jesse Morrow Duo...they get started at 4:30 pm....so maybe skip out of work a little early today!!

Come on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers plus Coot get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.

Head on over to Lakeview for Swing into Spring! at the Harrison Avenue Marketplace presented by Beacon of Hope tonight from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the parking lot of Lakeview Grocery at 801 Harrison Avenue.  You'll enjoy music by The Wasted Lives, a honky-tonk band with a New Orleans twist, and NOLA Jitterbugs will also be performing and teaching swing dance lessons.  While you're there check out over 75 vendors with great Easter gift ideas and delicious food with white chocolate bread pudding from Crescent City Bread Pudding and shrimp regua from Antoine's to just name a few!!  And don't forget to keep cool with a margarita from the Beacon of Hope beverage booth or a beer from St. Dominic's. Proceeds from the beverage booths support these great organizations!!!

Wednesday Evening Music

If you're all revved up from all that early evening fun...check this out...

If you forgot to eat some food at the Square and are looking for some great music and food after the concert head on over to The Rendon Inn (4501 Eve Street - in beautiful Broadmoor) for some great food and some excellent music with Marc Stone...he'll get things going at 7:00 pm!!

And there's more yummy food and music in Mid-City - Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Tom McDermott & Meschiya Lake at 8:00 pm!!  And don't forget to come hungry for some Taceaux Loceaux (they've been doin' the food truck thing - but have settled down at CWW and it's truly delicious!!)

Heading over to Frenchmen Street?  Lots of places with no cover, but don't forget to tip the talent!!

Start off your evening with the early show over at dba (618 Frenchmen)....The Tin Men get things kickin' at 7:00 pm (no cover)....and then stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters (small cover, but it's worth it!!) at 10:00 pm (as always) it's gonna be a fun one!!

Another great evening full of music at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) with Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., The Orleans 6 at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!

Move down Frenchmen for a great show at Three Muses (536 Frenchmen)....it's Schatzy at 7:00 pm...if you didn't think you were a big fan of accordians this performance will change your mind!!

Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert?  Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out!  Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got piano man Joe Krown at 8:30 pm!!

If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!

Veggies, Music Factory and REBIRTH...Tonite!!

Happy Tuesday Everybody,

You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!!  Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even get some lunch!  Chef Alon Shaya of John Besh's Domenica (Italian for Sunday) is back at the market today with cannellini bean soup with the Monica's fava beans and Creole tomato bruschetta, Ryals Farm spicy goat meatballs over polenta with spring onions, ricotta agnolotti with Jim Core's greens, Smith Creamery butter and lemon, and Johndale Farm strawberry zuppa inglese with white chocolate... ....yummy!!

Looking to get your art on this evening...well we have just the thing for you!!  “Bottles, Brushes with Degas”: A Painting and Pouring Experience at the Degas House (2306 Esplanade)!   Beginning at 6:30 PM, this one of a kind event provides artists and non-artists the opportunity to come and be inspired where Degas lived - tonight paint a beautiful Degas ballerina.  All you need to bring is a little creativity and a positive attitude.  Come a little early and enjoy the social hour at 5:30 pm....Cost is $40 and for more info and reservations call (504) 821-5009 or email: info@degashouse.com.

Good Stuff Tonight!

Head on down to the Louisiana Music Factory (210 Decatur) for a FREE in store concert at 6:00 pm with the Ken Colyer Trust Party featuring Kid Simmons' New Orleans Band....while you're there check out their amazing CD and album collection...you're gonna find something to take home!!

It's gonna be a great evening to hang out at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the amazing trio of John Rankin and Evan Christopher at 8:00 pm...it's a beautiful night for moon gazing and porch sippin'!

You got to go to Mid-City tonight to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) to enjoy the amazing Grayson Capps at 8:00 pm!!  If you have never checked Grayson out (and especially if you have) you really need to head out for this great evening of music!!  And don't forget they got some yummy food over there too!

For more musical fun head on over to Mid-City to the Banks Street Bar and Grill (4401 Banks) for a great night of music with The Nola Treblemakers....the show starts up at 10:00 pm!!

There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Brett Richardson, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 10:00 pm!!

You definitely need to stay up a little late tonight...for the big REBIRTH BRASS BAND cd release party tonight around 9:30 pm (NOLA time) at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street.....it's gonna be one amazing night of music!!

Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!

Beat the French Quarter Fest Monday Blues!

Happy Monday Everybody!

What a beautiful weekend....did everybody have fun festin' this weekend?

If you're still craving more music after such a fantastic weekend...no worries there's some good stuff to keep you satisifed this evening!

Frenchmen and Decatur are kickin' with lots of music tonight!

BMC (1331 Decatur) has a great early show at 6:00 pm with Fun in the Pocket featuring Mayumi Shara (drummer extraordinaire)...then stay on for the next show at 9:30 with Smoky Greenwell's Blues Jam!!

Head down Frenchmen Street to d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen) for two great shows!!  It's  Luke Winslow King at 6:00 pm and stay on for Glen David Andrews at 9:00 pm!

Be sure to make a stop by the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) early for this great line-up of music....Brett Richardson at 4:00 pm, Dominic Grillo and The Frenchmen Street All Stars at 6:00 pm and be sure to stay on for the Jazz Vipers at 10:00 pm.....it's sure to be another smokin' Monday evening show.

Head on down to Mid City for even more music at Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) with Evan Christopher's International Jazz Jam at 7:00 pm...and come hungry - the kitchen is back open!!

You can stay in the Mid-City 'hood and go on over to Banks Street Bar (4401 Banks)about 10:00 pm for the N'awlins Johnnys tonight!

And If you're lookin' for some bluegrass music tonight you don't have to go too far to find it....Check out the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude) and the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at 8:00 pm...there's no cover and FREE red beans!  And stay on for the Old Tire Swingers at 11:00 pm!!

To top off you're evning....you gotta go Uptown and over to the Maple Leaf (8316 Oak) for Papa Grows Funk at 11:00 pm they really know how to get your Monday night funkified!!!

Have a great one...and for more musical fun check out WWOZ Livewire ....until tomorrow.

It's Food Day at the Festival!!

Good Morning Everybody,

I'm dedicating this last day of festing to food!!!

It IS the last day of French Quarter Fest and if you haven't tried all the yummy food you better get working on it!!  So far I've had the Dickie Brennan's roast beef sammich, turtle soup from Court of Two Sisters, vaucresson sausage, fish taco from GW Fins, and the smoked crawfish po-boy from Red Fish Grill...I better get out there soon, cause I got a lot mo' eating to do!!

Click on the link above for all your French Quarter Fest info from food to music to events happening all day long!!  Get out there enjoy this most beautiful day - eat, drink and be merry!!

And if you're takin' a break from the Quarters...head on over to the Ponchatoula Strawberry Fest....for even more food, fun and music!!  Click on the link for all the info!!

I don't mean to be rude....but I got to keep this one short...my tummy is growling and the River is calling!!  See y'all at the Fest!!!

And if you're looking for even more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire for all your music!!!

And The Festival Keeps Rollin' Along!!

Oh my goodness!!!  It's another full day of music, food and sun at the French Quarter Fest!!  Here's the whole FQF schedule...so many great bands...I'm gonna let you figure out your favorites!!  And don't forget to click on the link for a a full list of food and events today!!!

400 Royal Fest Family Stage

11:00 AM 12:15 PM Alex Bosworth presented by Daiquiris Delight
12:30 PM 1:45 PM Lena Prima
2:00 PM 3:30 PM Ole Man River Band presented by Bernard Productions
3:45 PM 5:00 PM Kid Merv & All That Jazz
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Andrew Hall's Memories of New Orleans
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Bob Walters' Good Time Jazz Band
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Mike Flaherty's Dixieland Direct Jazz Band

700 Bourbon Where Y'at Magazine Stage

11:15 AM 1:15 PM Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders presented by Musicians Union
1:30 PM 3:30 PM Some Like it Hot presented by Whole Foods
3:45 PM 5:45 PM New Orleans Classic Jazz Orchestra

700 Royal Rouses Stage

12:00 PM 1:30 PM Tony Green and Gypsy Jazz presented by Bruno, Bruno & Bruno
1:45 PM 3:15 PM Helen Gillet's Wazozo presented by Metairie Country Day Creative Arts Camp
3:30 PM 5:00 PM Washboard Chaz Blues Trio presented byThe Blue Nile

Woldenburg Park Abita Beer Stage

11:00 AM 12:00 PM Gravy presented by Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse
12:15 PM 1:30 PM Neslort
1:45 PM 3:00 PM Brother Tyrone presented by Piety Street Recording
3:15 PM 4:30 PM Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers presented by Zapp's
4:45 PM 6:00 PM Little Freddie King presented by River Parish Disposal
6:15 PM 7:30 PM Walter 'Wolfman' Washington presented by Pelican Polos
7:45 PM 9:00 PM Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue presented by tromboneshorty.com

533 Royal Street BMI Songwriter Stage The Historic New Orleans Collection

11:00 AM 11:30 AM Josh Charles
11:45 AM 12:15 PM Erin Miley
12:30 PM 1:00 PM Rosita Kess
1:15 PM 1:45 PM Jon Roniger
2:00 PM 2:30 PM Jalan Crossland
2:45 PM 3:15 PM Kourtney Heart
3:30 PM 4:00 PM Andrew Duhon
4:15 PM 5:00 PM Kristin Diable

600 Bourbon Street Buick/GMC Stage

11:00 AM 1:00 PM The Last Straws presented by McIntyre Services LLC
1:15 PM 3:15 PM David Hansen's Garden District Trio & the Original Dixie Land Jazz Band
3:30 PM 5:30 PM Lars Edegran's New Orleans Jazz band

Woldenburg Park Capital One Riverside Legacy Stage

11:15 AM 12:45 PM Onward Brass Band
1:00 PM 2:30 PM Lagniappe Brass Band presented by Liuzza's by the Track & Olive Branch Café
2:45 PM 4:15 PM Magnetic Ear
4:30 PM 5:45 PM Brass-a-Holics presented by12 Bar
6:00 PM 7:15 PM Pinettes Brass Band presented by St. Mary's Academy
7:30 PM 9:00 PM Free Agents Brass Band presented by tromboneshorty.com & Hot Cars TV

U.S. Mint Coca-Cola Esplanade in the Shade Stage

11:00 AM 12:15 PM Adam Crochet & I Tell You What presented by Art Shirts New Orleans
12:30 PM 1:45 PM The Revivalists presented by The Howlin' Wolf
2:00 PM 3:30 PM Lynn Drury Band presented by The Kerry Irish Pub
3:45 PM 5:15 PM Ingrid Lucia presented by Jet Design Build
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Russell Batiste & Friends featuring Jason Neville presented by Frenchy's Gallery on Oak Street

French Market Stage

10:30 AM 11:00 AM 2nd Line Dance Steps presented by Dancing Man 504
11:00 AM 12:45 PM Steve Pistorius and the Southern Syncopators
12:45 PM 1:15 PM Charleston presented by Dance Quarter
1:15 PM 3:00 PM Jane Harvey Brown Trad Jazz Stars presented by Susan Spicer's Mondo and Carole & George Kulman
3:00 PM 3:30 PM Swing Dance presented by NOLA Jitterbugs
3:30 PM 5:30 PM New Orleans Moonshiners presented by Pet Care Center

Harrah's 'Louis Louis' Pavilion

11:00 AM 12:30 PM Christian Serpas & Ghost Town presented by Kerry Irish Pub
12:45 PM 2:00 PM Pat Casey & the New Sound presented by Yo Mama's Bar and Grill
2:15 PM 3:30 PM Hot Rod Lincoln
3:45 PM 5:15 PM Honey Island Swamp Band presented by Theo's Pizza
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Alex McMurray presented by Plum
7:30 PM 9:00 PM Renard Poche Band presented by Re-Fro Records

St. Mary's Church, Ursiline Convent 1116 Chartres Street Hotel Monteleone Classical Music Stage

11:00 AM 12:15 PM Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra
12:30 PM 1:45 PM Opera On Tap
2:00 PM 3:15 PM Lyric String Quartet
3:30 PM 4:45 PM Harpist Rachel Van Voorhees

100 Decatur Street House of Blues Stage

12:00 PM 1:15 PM Kevin Sekhani
1:30 PM 2:45 PM John Lisi & Delta Funk
3:00 PM 4:15 PM Next Generation Brass Band
4:35 PM 6:00 PM Billy Iuso & Restless Natives

300 Bourbon Street at the Royal Sonesta Irvin Mayfied's Jazz Playhouse

2:30 PM 4:30 PM Baby Boyz Brass Band
5:00 PM 7:30 PM A Piano Tribute to James Booker featuring Joe Krown
8:00 PM 12:00 AM Irvin Mayfield and the Playhouse Revue

U.S. Mint Malibu Rum Latin/World Stage

11:15 AM 12:30 PM N'Fungola Sibo African Dance & Drum Co.
12:45 PM 2:00 PM Mas Mamones
2:15 PM 3:45 PM The Revealers presented by Quarter Master Deli
4:00 PM 5:30 PM Kora Konnection presented by AfricaNola
5:45 PM 7:00 PM Otra

311 Bourbon Street Musical Legends Park Intercontinental Hotel Stage

1:00 PM 3:00 PM Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher
3:15 PM 5:15 PM Louis Ford and His New Orleans Flairs

Audubon Aquarium New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Kid's Stage Children's Riverfront
11:00 AM 11:45 AM “Sun Chief Sounds” of Faulkner State University
12:00 PM 12:45 PM Red Hot Brass Band plus the Saturday Morning All-stars
1:00 PM 1:45 PM Morikeba Kouyate & Kora Connection
2:00 PM 2:45 PM Patrice Fisher & the Garifuna Connection
3:00 PM 3:45 PM Zohar & the Free Spirit Dancers
4:00 PM 5:00 PM New Orleans Jazz Institute Saturday Music School

The Aquarium Plaza OffBeat Cajun/Zydeco Showcase

11:00 AM 12:15 PM Jonno & Bayou Deville presented by Mulate's Cajun Restaurant
12:30 PM 2:00 PM The Jimmy Thibodeaux Band presented by www.jimmythibodeaux.com
2:15 PM 3:45 PM Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers
3:45 PM 4:00 PM Zydeco Dance Lesson
4:00 PM 5:45 PM Big Red & The Playmakers presented by Big Red Builders & Randolph Ranchworks
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Donna Angelle & the Zydeco Posse presetned by Children's Clinic of Acadiana
7:15 PM 8:45 PM Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys presented by Chevron

726 St. Peter Preservation Hall

11:00 AM 11:45 AM Barforta Jazzmen (Sweeden)
11:00 AM 11:45AM New Orleans Moonshiners
12:00PM 1:00PM Tornado Brass Band with Daryl Adams
1:30 PM 2:30 PM New Bumpers Revival Band
3:00 PM 4:00 PM Coot
4:30 PM 5:30 PM Smitty Dee's Jazz Band Featuring: Dimitri Smith
6:00 PM 7:00 PM Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses
8:00 PM 11:00 PM Open jam session featuring: Daryl Adams

Dutch Alley (at St Philip) United Airlines International Stage

10:45 AM 12:00 PM Canal Creepers (Sweden)
12:15 PM 1:15 PM The Traditional Cody Clan (France)
1:30 PM 2:30 PM Oakcity Jazz Band Maaseik (Belgium)
2:45 PM 3:45 PM New Orleans Feetwarmers (Germany)
4:00 PM 5:00 PM Mardi Gras Jazz Band (International)
5:15 PM 6:30 PM Happy Pals (Canada)
6:45 PM 8:00 PM Magnolia Brass Band (Canada)

Jackson Square WWL-TV Stage

11:00 AM 12:15 PM Tim Laughlin
12:30 PM 1:45 PM The Victory Belles with the Victory Six presented by Stage Door Canteen at the National World War II Museum
2:00 PM 3:15 PM Jeremy Davenport presented by The Ritz-Carlton
3:30 PM 4:45 PM The Ronnie Kole Show featuring John Perkins
5:00 PM 6:30 PM Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse Revue presented by Royal Sonesta Hotel

AND DON'T FORGET LE PETIT!!!!

Le Petit Theatre - 616 St. Peter

12:30 PM  Cliff Hines
1:45 PM  Luke Winslow-King
3:00 PM  Strange Roux
4:15 PM  Mike Fou & Friends

And if you're takin' a break from the Quarters...head on over to the Pontchatoula Strawberry Fest....for even more food, fun and music!!  Click on the link for all the info!!

And if you're looking for even more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire for all your music!!!

Have a good one until tomorrow!!!!!

Festin' on this French Quarter Fest Friday!!!!

Happy French Quarter Fest!!!

The French Quarter Fest gets into full swing today starting at 10:00 am at the 100 block of Bourbon with a second line parade led by the New Orleans Nightcrawlers....strut on down to Jackson Square where the gates will open with a performance on stage by Pete Fountain!!!

TOP PICKS FOR FRIDAY!!

Jackson Square - 11:00 am - Connie Jones and French Quarter Fest All Stars
Aquarium Plaza - 11: 15 am - Waylon Thibodeaux
Preservation Hall - 11:00 am - New Orleans Moon Shiners
Riverside C.O. - Leroy Jones Original Hurricane Brass Band
Esplanade Stage - 12:30 pm - Debauche
French Market- 1:15 pm - Palmetto Bug Stompers
Abita Stage - 1:45 pm - Irene Sage Band
Louis-Louis - 2:15 pm - Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review
Aquarium Plaza - 2:15 pm - Lost Bayou Ramblers
Aquarium Plaza - 4:00 pm - Bruce Daigrepoint Cajun Band
Louis-Louis - 5:30 pm - Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show
Esplanade Stage - 5:30 pm - Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes
Aquarium Plaza - 5:45 pm - Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Abita Stage - 6:15 pm - Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs
Louis-Louis - 7:30 pm - Glen David Andrew with special guest Amanda Shaw

Not on the French Quarter Fest Schedule...there's even more music!! Head on over to Le Petit Theatre at 616 St. Peter for their amazing Fest line-up!!

12:30pm - Pat Casey & The New Sound
1:45pm - Vaud & the Villains
3:00pm - E.company
4:15pm - John Michael Bradford and the Vibe

Now...don't just listen to me....there's loads more bands I didn't name, and lots of conflicts on my schedule...EAT, DRINK, ENJOY!!!!  And click on the above link for a complete list of all the food, fun and events today and this weekend!!!

Looking for a day trip?  Head on down to Pontchatoula for the Strawberry Festival....Strawberries galore, savory food, crafts and carnival rides!!  One of the best fests in Louisiana...if you can't make it today...no worries, it's all weekend long!

And if you're looking for even more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire for all your music!!!

Have a good one until tomorrow!!!!!

French Quarter Festin' and So Much More!!!

Good Morning Everybody,

It's finally here....Yea!!

Today is the first day of French Quarter Fest, and today is locals day...so sneak out of work and head on down to the biggest free festival in the South!!  Head to Jackson Square around noon for the world's largest brunch and some amazing music...then cruise down to the River around 3ish when the music gets crankin' over there!  Click on the link for all the music, food and fun info!

More Thursday Events

Don't miss out on the weekly wine tasting at Cork and Bottle (3700 Orleans ) about 5:00 pm in Mid-City and tasting is free.....  And be sure to stop by the Crescent City Farmer's Market and patronize local Louisiana vendors with fresh veggies, seafood and more! 

Need a little culture and music? You gotta go to the show at the Ogden Southern Museum of Art - better known as Ogden after Hours.  The concert starts up at 6:00 pm. with a trio from the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and check out the signature drink for the evening..the "O" Mai Tai!!!....so come on down for some music, culture and fun and the amazing Bill deTurk (my hubby) will be doing the in depth interview this evening..don't miss it!!

Go hang out at City Park this evening for The Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series with Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Review! The gates open up at 5:00 pm and the performance starts at 6:00 pm in the City Park Botanical Garden Pavilion of the Two Sisters...There is an admission charge, but hey, it's helping the Park out..so....it's a good thing...$8 for adults and $3 for children.

Are you hungry for some great music, dancing and food....then head on over to Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) the music is jammin' and their kitchen is back open with some amazing food!!  Here's what's happenin' tonight - 6-7 pm: advanced Lindy Hop Lesson, 7-8 pm: all levels Swing dance lesson and stay on for social dancing with  Tuba Skinny and Erika Lewis!!  Lessons and cover are only $5.00!

Need crawfish?  You can get your free crawfish cravin' fixed this evening at Maison Frenchmen on Frenchmen Street (of course) tonight at 7:00 pm!  Bar patrons can load up on crawfish for the low low price of $5 a pound and don't forget about the $5 pitchers!  And of course FREE live music all night long with Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Band at 7:00 pm and Kevin O'Day at 10:00 pm!  **Check club for music....not sure if this correct...also heard Jayna is playing at Three Muses (right down Frenchmen Street tonight at 10:00 pm...either way...check it out :)

If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire!

Pre-Festin' with Wednesday Nite Music!!

Another beautiful Wednesday with so much pre-festin' to do!!

On your way to the Square you can stop on over at Ditcharo's Restaurant & Pub (640 Carondelet) for a cold beer and some pre-Square music with the Chris Alford & Jesse Morrow Duo...they get started at 4:30 pm....so maybe skip out of work a little early today!!

Come on down to Lafayette Square for another stellar line-up for this year's concert series....there will be crafts, food and libations....Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue plus the Soul Rebels get things movin' this evening at 5:00 pm - and check out the entire line-up so you can make your plans.

Wednesday Evening Music

If you're all revved up from all that early evening fun...check this out...

Do you love marching bands?  Well I've got just the thing for you this evening!  It's the Tulane Marching Band Spring Concert tonight at 7:00 pm over at Dixon Hall at the Uptown Campus.  Concert goers will enjoy music with a Latin-Jazz influence, plus feature performances by the Green Wave Brass Band and TUMB Color Guard.  The show culminates with a Mardi Gras finale, highlighting the music and spirit of the carnival season.  Come one - come all...and it's FREE!

If you forgot to eat some food at the Square and are looking for some great music and food after the concert head on over to The Rendon Inn (4501 Eve Street - in beautiful Broadmoor) for some great food and some excellent music with Marc Stone...he'll get things going at 7:00 pm!!

And there's more yummy food and music in Mid-City - Go by Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal) for Tom McDermott & Meschiya Lake at 8:00 pm!! 

Heading over to Frenchmen Street?  Start off your evening with the early show over at dba (618 Frenchmen)....The Tin Men get things kickin' at 7:00 pm....and then stay on for Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters at 10:00 pm (as always) it's gonna be a fun one!!

Another great evening full of music at the Spotted Cat with Brett Richardson at 4:00 p.m., Swing Dance Lessons at 5:00 pm, The Orleans 6 at 6:00 p.m., and to top off the night St. Louis Slim & The Frenchmen St. Jug Band at 10:00 p.m.!

Looking for some dinner and then some music for dessert?  Rock 'N Bowl (3016 S. Carrollton) can help you out!  Get an entree' over at Ye Olde College Inn and then get a half price ticket to the show right next door at Rock N' Bowl....Tonight they've got Johnny J & the Hitmen with Derek Huston at 8:30 pm!!

If you're looking for more fun stuff to do...check out the WWOZ Livewire! 

Pre-Festin' and Paintin' on Tuesday!!

Happy Tuesday Everybody,

You can get your day started off right with a trip to the Farmer's Market!!!  Visit the Crescent City's Farmer's Market at University Square (200 Broadway) from 9:00 to 1:00 pm and pick up some fresh seafood, veggies and you can even get some lunch!  Chef Alon is cooking each Tuesday in April at the Market.....on the menu: burrata with grilled ciabatta, local herb pesto and roasted cherry tomatoes, Mississippi shiitake mushroom soup, gnocchi carbonara with a Ryals yard egg, La Provence Berkshire pancetta and fava beans, and panna cotta with Johndale Farm strawberries, aged balsamic vinegar and almond biscotti.. ....yummy!!

Looking to get your art on this evening...well we have just the thing for you!!  It's the first ever “Bottles, Brushes and Absinthe with Degas” : A Painting and Pouring Experience at the Degas House (2306 Esplanade)!   Beginning at 6:30 PM, this one of a kind event provides artists and non-artists the opportunity to come and be inspired where Degas lived.  They’ll supply the paints, aprons, and brushes and  even one COMPLIMENTARY adult beverage. All you need to bring is a little creativity and a positive attitude.  Come a little early and enjoy the social hour at 5:30 pm....Cost is $40 and for more info and reservations call (504) 821-5009 or email: info@degashouse.com.

Good Stuff Tonight!

It's gonna be a great evening to hang out at the The Columns (3811 St. Charles Ave.)...Have a cocktail and listen to the amazing trio of John Rankin and Ray Moore at 8:00 pm...it's a beautiful night for moon gazing and porch sippin'!

You got to go to Mid-City tonight to Chickie Wah Wah on Canal Street to enjoy the Original French Brass Band at 5:00 pm and the amazing New Orleans Nightcrawlers at 8:00 pm!!  It's gonna be some excellent shows tonight!

For more musical fun head on over to Mid-City to the Banks Street Bar and Grill (4401 Banks) for a great night of music with The Nola Treblemakers....the show starts up at 10:00 pm!!

There's a triple header over at the Spotted Cat (623 Frenchmen) starting up at 4:00 pm with Brett Richardson, then stay on for Smokin' Time Jazz Club at 6:00 pm, and finish off the night with Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns at 10:00 pm!!

You need to go by the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street for the early show.  Cluck! Nite featuring Three Piece Spicy + Creole Cookin' (with some FREE food)...and make sure you stay up late for the REBIRTH!!  You'll be glad did! 

Have a wonderful Tuesday and for more fun shows and events going on click on the WWOZ Livewire link!